How long does it usually take for eyebrows to fill back in if thinned, and is there a danger of them not growing back?

[callmecurious]

Hi. I would like to get my brows arched & thinned to see how it would look. I've heard all sorts of stories regarding the hair not growing back, or growing back a lot thinner. I would like some input on this. Thanks.

 

[kawaiimeows]

All I can speak from is personal experience. My mom started plucking my eyebrows in fifth grade and now I want to have thicker eyebrows more than anything (i've been majorly lusting after cara delevingne's eyebrows).

So I just slacked off on plucking them and covered them with my bangs, which I've been doing for years now I guess. They haven't thickened up much so now I'm trying to experiment with pencils.

Also there's a running joke/story in my family about how my grandma used to shave off her eyebrows and draw them on back in the day. They haven't grown in much. This might vary from person to person, I don't really know.

 

[kawaiisquawks]

I think it'll depend on how your brows are naturally - whether the hairs are thick or fine, if your brows are naturally sparse or not, what the natural shape of your brows are, etc.

I have fine eyebrow hairs that are pretty sparse, but my brows themselves cover a pretty wide area, especially on the ends, so I thread them pretty regularly to keep them shaped. The hairs grow back annoyingly fast for me, in the same shape as before, even though I thread them every week because the regrowth starts getting noticeable. My brows are also a lot lighter than my hair, so I fill them in with black eyeshadow if I'm not going makeup free for the day.

 

[callmecurious]

Thanks for the input! I'm actually thinking of doing the girl thing for Halloween, and was going to get my brows thinned & shaped if I do. Been curious to see what I'd look like with thinner brows for a while.